The Sting (1973)

Name: The Sting
Released: 1973
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston

• Movies, Comedy, Crime, Drama

• 129 min

8.0

...all it takes is a little confidence.

Directed by: George Roy Hill
Casting: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robert Earl Jones, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Lee Paul, Sally Kirkland, Avon Long, Arch Johnson, Ed Bakey, Brad Sullivan, John Quade, Larry D. Mann, Leonard Barr, Paulene Myers, Joe Tornatore, Jack Collins, Tom Spratley, Kenneth O'Brien, Ken Sansom, Ta-Tanisha, William Benedict, Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Freeman, Susan French, Bruce Kimball, Alexander Lockwood, Chuck Morrell, Byron Morrow, Pearl Shear, Arthur Tovey, Guy Way, Jim Michael
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1973-12-25
Status: Released

Tags: bet, chicago, illinois, repayment, horse race, con man, mafia boss, heist, caper, ragtime, off track betting, sting operation, alley, 1930s, mischievous, cautionary

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.